Ignore Biggus. He behaves like a kid who has never played football before when it takes his fancy, but we all know that isn't the case.

Depressed Rex wrote:

Expected. Equally expected that Man City will hire the best lawyers available to fight it. They want the most expensive lawyers so they can go on buying the PL title.

Then they should be told to fuck off and start their own league. They can play Fulham 38 times a season.

I'm surprised City oppose it actually, as it would mean no other 'sugar daddies' could come in and threaten them. I guess they're too far from the break-even point. But if they were smart they'd see this is the best thing for them in the long term providing they can increase their revenue and trim their wage bill.

That was the point i was highlighting albeit from the opposite angle of clubs that haven't got sugardaddies in place already

kamikaze wrote:

this doesnt favour anyone except the owners. premier league is becoming more american by the day.

what does the footballers association have to say about this? i'm not familiar with uk laws, but i'd think this is arguably a violation of wage and possibly antitrust laws.

Your point about it favouring owners is true as there is no stipulation for them to spend the money saved on the club. The Glazers must be loving this

Well most of the current owners are not sugardaddies and I doubt they'll give much thought into the problems it could cause for the next rich boy to come along, most likely to a club that isn't theirs.

That's probably the reason it has been passed relatively quickly, but i was wondering if it had covered all the issues and potential loopholes.
Update: The £150+ million at work?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20727479
At this rate, even Splatini's rule won't affect them

Bold Tone wrote:

That was the point i was highlighting albeit from the opposite angle of clubs that haven't got sugardaddies in place already

kamikaze wrote:

this doesnt favour anyone except the owners. premier league is becoming more american by the day.

what does the footballers association have to say about this? i'm not familiar with uk laws, but i'd think this is arguably a violation of wage and possibly antitrust laws.

Your point about it favouring owners is true as there is no stipulation for them to spend the money saved on the club. The Glazers must be loving this

Indeed this will be manna from heaven for Utd, they'll have the PL title handed to them for the foreseeable future.

My understanding: the clubs are going to get a shitload more TV rights money and there's a mutual view across boardrooms that it would be better if it didn't just inflate the wage bill and transfer market.

I don't know if a break even rule would achieve that, but the wage increase cap probably would.